Performance Task (Summary in G.R.A.S.P.S. form): (T)
Goal: Your task is to find out why the Bolshevik Revolution happened by researching the past half century and determining the key factors.
Role: You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries.
Audience: Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site.
Situation: You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important.
Product/Presentation: You will create a digital story telling the web site committee about the Bolshevik Revolution.
Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Digital Story: Key Points 30%, Explanation of Key Points 15%, Use of Images 15%, Music/Soundtrack 15%, Accuracy of Information 15%, Flow 10%. Presentation: Attentiveness In Class 50%, Intro to the Digital Story 25%, Technology Prepared 25%.
Other Evidence (quizzes, test, prompts, observations, dialogues, work sample, etc.):
Other Evidence (OE)
• Quiz- Quiz on the events leading up to the Russian Revolution.
• Test- Unit Test on the Revolution and the events leading up to it.
• Presentation- The presentation is the Performance Task.
Student Self-Assessment and Reflection
Self-Assessment (SA)
• Interview- The students will interview with the teacher for fifteen minutes.
• Portfolio of work- After the unit test, the student will show the teacher his or her progression.
• Blog thoughts of their findings- After the portfolio conference, the students will blog about their experience with the unit.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task?(G)
Understanding
Goal (MLR)
•The Russian revolution happened for many reasons, two of which are the need for equality and the hatred of absolutism.
•Maine Learning Result Social Studies E1
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Big Idea
Big Idea
•Russian Revolution.
• Understanding the needs of the people.
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
Task Description:(T)
You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries. Your task is to find out why the Bolshevik Revolution happened by researching the past half century and determining the key factors. Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site. You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important.
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
Type II Product
Type of Presentation
• Movie Maker
• Presentation
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
Product Criteria
Presentation Criteria
• Key Points 30%
• Explanation of Key Points 15%
• Use of Images 15%
• Music/Soundtrack 15%
• Accuracy of Information 15%
• Flow 10%
• Attentiveness In Class 50%
• Intro to Digital Story 25%
• Technology Prepared 25%
Table of Contents
Stage 2: Determine Acceptable Evidence.
Role: You are a historian who works for a company that makes history documentaries.
Audience: Your audience is a committee that works for a history web site. They are deciding whether or not your digital story will be put on their web site.
Situation: You need to create a digital story about the Bolshevik Revolution that tells the committee the key events leading up to the revolution and the reason why these points are important.
Product/Presentation: You will create a digital story telling the web site committee about the Bolshevik Revolution.
Standards (criteria from both rubrics): Digital Story: Key Points 30%, Explanation of Key Points 15%, Use of Images 15%, Music/Soundtrack 15%, Accuracy of Information 15%, Flow 10%. Presentation: Attentiveness In Class 50%, Intro to the Digital Story 25%, Technology Prepared 25%.
• Test- Unit Test on the Revolution and the events leading up to it.
• Presentation- The presentation is the Performance Task.
• Portfolio of work- After the unit test, the student will show the teacher his or her progression.
• Blog thoughts of their findings- After the portfolio conference, the students will blog about their experience with the unit.
Assessment Task Blue Print
What understandings/goals will be assessed through this task? (G)
What criteria are implied in the standard(s) understanding(s) regardless of the task specifics? What qualities must student work demonstrate to signify that standards were met?
Through what authentic performance task will students demonstrate understandings?
What student products/performances will provide evidence of desired understandings?
By what criteria will student products/performances be evaluated?
• Explanation of Key Points 15%
• Use of Images 15%
• Music/Soundtrack 15%
• Accuracy of Information 15%
• Flow 10%
• Intro to Digital Story 25%
• Technology Prepared 25%